QUEST Procedure Reference

QUEST Procedure Syntax

PROC QUEST <S2KMODE= M|S> <BLANKS>;

MCS;

QUIT;

SCS;

SYSTEM 2000 statements;

PROC QUEST Statement

PROC QUEST <S2KMODE= M|S> <BLANKS>;

The PROC QUEST statement can be used without options. Do not use options if you are using the QUEST procedure in a Multi-User environment.

The following options can be used in the PROC QUEST statement:

S2KMODE=M|S

specifies the mode in which you want to access SYSTEM 2000, M for Multi-User mode or S for single-user mode. Use M to access Multi-User SYSTEM 2000 running under a different CMS computer or z/OS address space. Use S to load and execute your own copy of SYSTEM 2000 on your computer or address space. The default is M.

S2KMD= is an alias for S2KMODE=. (ACCESS=, ACC=, DBACCESS=, and DBACC=, which were developed for SAS 5, might also be used.)

BLANKS

retains all blanks in SYSTEM 2000 statements and passes them to SYSTEM 2000 software. You can specify the BLANKS option in order to retain blanks in LIST column headings, TEXT values, and report titles and headings. If you do not specify the BLANKS option, SAS deletes extraneous blanks by default; that is, leading, trailing, and embedded blanks are stripped from the statements before SYSTEM 2000 reads the statements. BLANK is an alias for BLANKS.

Statements in PROC QUEST

Note: All the statements in PROC QUEST are optional. [cautionend]

PROC QUEST statements specify how SYSTEM 2000 statements will be submitted within the QUEST procedure, that is, single command submission (SCS) or multiple command submission (MCS). You can also submit SYSTEM 2000 statements in a Command File and not use any PROC QUEST statements. Multiple command submission and Command Files are supported only in the Multi-User access mode.

For more information, see SYSTEM 2000 Statements and the QUEST Procedure and Single-User Mode.

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